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Revision as of 16:53, 5 December 2019

The Darkness II
The Darkness II cover
Developers
Digital Extremes
macOS (OS X) TransGaming Inc.
Publishers
2K Games
Engines
Evolution
Release dates
Windows February 7, 2012
macOS (OS X) (Cider) April 24, 2012
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The Darkness II on Wikipedia
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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

Game has significant issues on OS X, due to the port using Cider.[1][2]

General information

Official Website
The Darkness II 2K Forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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 Limited Edition also available
Windows
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
All versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

Limited Edition content includes the Gourmet Hearts & Relic Hunter character abilities, Crazy Abdul Darkling Outfit, custom illustration by Marc Silvestri, and The Darkness Origins Volume 1 & Volume 2

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\DarknessII\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/67370/pfx/[Note 1]
Configuration files are encrypted.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\DarknessII\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/67370/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

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Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Russian
Spanish
All other languages have the in-game option to select English audio.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
4 Co-op

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Yellow Screen Issue

For Nvidia users[citation needed]
  1. Open the Nvidia Control Panel.
  2. Go to Manage 3D settings.
  3. Select Application-controlled for Antialiasing - Mode under Global Settings.
  4. Ensure there is no custom profile for The Darkness II under the Program Settings tab overriding the global option you just set.
  5. Play.
For AMD users[citation needed]
  1. Open the Catalyst Control Panel.
  2. Set Anti-aliasing to be application-controlled.
  3. Play.
For OS X users[citation needed]
Unfortunately, no solution has been found for fixing this issue in the OS X version of The Darkness II, and developer support seems to have ceased. The issue is likely to be caused by Intel integrated graphics cards, and may not occur if using Nvidia or AMD cards.

Crashes right after pressing the Play button

Run in Compatibility Mode[citation needed]
  1. Go the The Darkness II installation folder C:\Program Files (x86)\2K Games\Digital Extremes\The Darkness II\
  2. Right-click a file named DarknessII.exe
  3. Go to the 'Compatibility Mode' tab and check 'Disable Desktop Composition'.
  4. Try running the game.

"Could not load image"

Run the game from DarknessII.exe[citation needed]
  1. Go to the The Darkness II installation folder C:\Program Files (x86)\2K Games\Digital Extremes\The Darkness II\ and look for DarknessII.exe.
  2. Run it directly from this file, rather than using the shortcut or client link.

Getting stuck in an invisible wall inside a vent

Possible solutions[citation needed]

Performance/FPS problems

Run the game in Windowed Mode[citation needed]
Running the game in windowed mode has been reported to alleviate certain frame rate issues.

Blurry screen

Switch from Full Screen to Windowed mode and back
This is not a permanent fix and will need to be performed every time it occurs.
  1. Pause the game and go into Options, Display.
  2. Switch Display Mode from Full Screen to Windowed. Apply changes.
  3. When the game asks if you would like to Keep or Revert changes, revert them.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+		 2.4 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM) 1.5 GB 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8600
ATI Radeon HD 2600
256 MB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX or ATI equivalent
512 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 11 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD2600
Nvidia GeForce 9600GT
256 MB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
512 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/67370/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (67370) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References